What I love about babies

•  The way they kick and smile when I walk toward them to pick them up.
• The tiny indentation at the base of their heads-- it's my favorite spot to kiss.
• The sweet smell of their wee heads.
• I love it when they learn to clap, and how they do it over and over again, just because they can.
• Baby-babbling, complete with gurgling and spitting.
• The way a baby seems to be born knowing how to hug and snuggle.
• The contentment they feel being held and rocked.
• Tiny, soft ears. Another great spot to kiss.
• I love the way they giggle and squeal with delight.
• Their cleverness in teaching adults the "Oops, I Dropped It Again" Game.
• Happy kicks, bounces, and rocking back and forth.
• Pouting lips when they wind up to cry.
• Tiny tongues. (See the picture above.)
• Grunts of happiness when they realize they're going to be fed.
• Soft, squishy, sleeping babies.
• The way they can relax so completely.
• The trust, love and adoration they give to the "big people" in their lives.

I love babies. I feel so privileged to be a mother of eleven little ones!